Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, that is endemic to Saint Helena.[1][2] Unlike other species native to Saint Helena, such as Bulbostylis neglecta, Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana does not show obvious signs of decline due to the spread of invasive plants. However, the lack of decline is partially attributed to Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana being the only endemic plant to have expanded into new anthropogenic habitats.[3]
| Tussock sedge | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Bulbostylis |
| Species: | B. lichtensteiniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana (Kunth) C.B. Clarke, 1837
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| Synonyms | |
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Scirpus lichtensteinianus (Kunth) Boeckeler | |
References edit
- ^ Lambdon, Phil; Darlow, Andrew; Clubbe, Colin; Cope, Tom (1 March 2013). "Eragrostis episcopulus – a newly described grass species endemic to the island of St Helena, its ecology and conservation". Kew Bulletin. 68 (1): 121–131. doi:10.1007/s12225-012-9413-1. ISSN 1874-933X. S2CID 14084364.
- ^ Beetle, A. A. (1945). "The Genus Isolepis R. Br". The American Midland Naturalist. 34 (3): 723–734. doi:10.2307/2421097. ISSN 0003-0031. JSTOR 2421097.
- ^ Lambdon, Phil; Cronk, Quentin (2020). "Extinction Dynamics Under Extreme Conservation Threat: The Flora of St Helena". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8: 41. doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.00041. ISSN 2296-701X.
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